The students are working on balancing equations and learning how to solve algebraic expressions. We found a great online resource for practicing this skill. Check out the Solvables website and see if you can balance the scales.
We had some fun reviewing for the MCA's with Kahoot.
Reading & Writing
Believe it or not I don't have any pictures from our reading time this week. The students created a Google Map of the important places in their lives. They were learning how to use Google Maps so they could eventually create a map for the novel Code Talker. Check out their personal maps on our Kidblog site. You won't be able to comment but you can see what places are near and dear to their hearts. We finally finished our read aloud book We Beat the Streets and the students enjoyed plenty of read to self time.
Social Studies
We have been learning about the Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence. Students here are partner reading and taking notes.
We have started our EIE unit which focuses on simple machines. The students learned about the many simple machines that are used in the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory in Boston, MA. Last Thursday when the students came to school they had a potato chip snack awaiting their taste buds. Below the students are following a process to create their own EIE folder. They found that working alone with limited supplies doesn't bode well for getting things done. This week we will create an assembly line to see if we can make more EIE folders by using an engineering process, the assembly line.
